NCAA West Regional Men's Performance List |
NCAA West Regional Women's Performance List
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- In its first year of eligibility for Division I post-conference competition, the University of the Incarnate Word track and field teams prepares to send seven student-athletes to the NCAA West Regional Qualifiers meet. Competition is scheduled to take place at Hornet Stadium May 24-26.
Sarea Alexander will make a showing in the women's long and triple jumps. She is currently ranked third in the long jump with her conference-winning leap of 6.54m/21-5.5. In the triple jump, she sits 27th with a mark of 12.92m/42-4.75.
Jerica Love is ranked 16th in the 100m hurdles with a top time of 13.24, while
Clinton Cole enters competition 24th in the 100m in 10.34.
Tiffani Mays finished 52nd in the 400m in 54.44, just four spots shy of qualifying in her individual event. She will run the lead-off leg on the 4x400m relay along with
Victoria Jackson,
LaShawnda Simmons and
Erekha Sebastion. The women's relay qualified with a time of 3:38.49, which they posted at the outdoor conference championships for third place on May 6.
The first rounds of the men's 100m and women's long jump are scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT and 9:30 p.m. CT, respectively, on Thursday, May 24. The women's 100m hurdles begins at 7 p.m. CT on May 25. The final day of the qualifiers meet features Cardinals in the women's triple jump at 6:30 p.m. CT and the women's 4x400m relay at 11:45 p.m. CT.
Quotes
Head Coach Dr. Derek Riedel on having student-athletes advance to the NCAA West Regionals:
"We have patiently waited four years for an opportunity to compete at the regional meet for a chance to go to Eugene and now that wait is finally over and we have seven deserving student-athletes going to Sacramento for the NCAA first-rounds! Many of these athletes have been in the program for three or four years, so this selection is especially gratifying for them to see all of their hard work pay off. Now, everyone is on an even playing field. We'll line up next to all of the other top West Region athletes and have the same opportunity to earn a spot in the NCAA finals in Eugene in June. This group is excited, determined, and ready to prove themselves at the national level.
"We also had several people just miss qualifying for regionals:
Garett Cortez, 3/100s in the 1500,
Collin Sepulveda, 3/10s in the 400h,
Tiffani Mays, .15 in the 400 and both 4x100m relays – top 29. That shows this program is ready to send an even larger contingent to regionals in 2019 now that we have the experience and depth to make a splash at the national level."
UP NEXT
The NCAA National Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from June 6-9. The top 12 from each event earns a trip to Eugene.
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